Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty reduction, food security, and to make the continent more ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest tropical forest reserve in the world. It will be set up as a 2,600km long green ...

So far, the Congo Basin has been less severely ravaged by international business interests than the forests of South America and ... threatening some of central Africa's prize conservation areas.

For example, Massi Virgilio, a fruit fly expert working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... South Africa-Mozambique border [Courtesy of Ruan Booysen] As fascinating as the world of forest ...

Africa is home to 13 percent of the world’s biodiversity and 20 percent of its forests, making it a crucial ... including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar.

The Dja, and other forests in Central Africa’s Congo Basin, are a breadbasket for ... PHOTO/REUTERS But unlike recent trends in South America and Southeast Asia commodity crop expansion in ...

Nestled in the heart of the Congo Basin, Odzala-Kokoua National Park is one of Central Africa’s oldest and most ecologically rich natural sanctuaries. Located in the northwestern region of the ...

Illegal logging has surged in the tropical forests of eastern Congo after falling into rebel hands earlier this year, stoking ...

They are dominated by the Congo Basin rainforest and the ... lends itself to finding solutions to forest loss. As G20 president, South Africa should focus on mobilising finance to protect forests ...